Improvement in horseshoes



UNITED@ STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

GUSTAVE BONNET, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, GUsTAvE BONNET, of New York city, in the county and State of New York7 have invented a new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in Which- Figure I is a perspective View of the shoe when adjusted upon the foot. Fig. II is a perspective view of the shoe detached from the foot; and Fig. IIIA is a view of the bottom of the shoe.

The object of my invention is to construct a shoe which can be easily adjusted upon the foot and removed When the horse is" brought into the stable. l i

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I Will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my shoe of a peculiar shape, asV shown in Fig. III, the fore part, A, corresponding to the shape ofthe toe ofthe foot and extending about half-way back to the heel on each side. `From the center of the toe portion extends thecenterportion, B, of the shoe a short distance, and is then divided into two arms, C G,Wl1ich form an angle and extend back on l either side of the frog to `the heel. To the center of the toe ot' the shoe is hinged the To adjust the shoe, rst put the rubber band over the foot, then place the foot in the shoe, and turn up the clamp and hooks close to the sidesof the foot; then draw the rubber band down under the hook d at the toe, and through the hooks at the heel, and the shoe is fastened, ready for use.

Some of the advantages of my shoe are, rst, by dispensing with nails I obviate the liability of injuring the foot, as is frequently done by driving a nail into the quick, and it also allows the foot its natural expansion in travelin g, and prevents pinched feet. By the peculiar shape of my shoe I get the required protection at the toe and heel, Where it is needed, with a less amount of iron than by the oldstyle shoe. The advantage of the rubber band is that it cannot Work loose, as. an iniiexible band might, and a jar cannot break it or shake it off from the foot. The advantage of the shoe being easily removed from the foot need not be explained, as it is evident to any one.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The peculiar shape of my shoe, as shown in Fig. III.

2. The rubber band F, inthe combination and for the purposespecied. y

3. The combination of the shoe with the clamp D, the hooks E E, and the band F, as and for the purpose `specified substantially.

G. BONNET.

Witnesses G. S. WENDELL, Dr. NIcoLAR. 

